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7.0 Presentation
Slick menus and nice extras.
6.5 Graphics
Decent textures and character animation. Too bad the frame rate is unstable. A few glitches here and there.
6.5 Sound
Voices in the game just barely get the job done. Music is ok overall, but nothing extraordinary.
6.5 Gameplay
A straightforward action brawler with some interesting ideas. Very limited sense of freedom and wonky camera hurt the experience.
7.0 Lasting Appeal
There's a lot to unlock including cast interviews, bios, levels and more.
6.5 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
Fantastic 4 is a passable action game with some interesting ideas. There's plenty of variety in terms of enemy design and special moves, but it sometimes feels cosmetic. Also, you can't help but feel there's something missing in Fantastic 4. All the characters and powers are here, as are the villains from the movie and comic. Yet much of the game just doesn't make you feel like (cough, cough) fantastic. You can't run around stretching from room to room as Mr. Fantastic, for example, and while the Human Torch can hover, he never really takes flight. As for the Thing, he can smash vases and cars at will, but that's pretty much it. Any heavy lifting or mass destruction requires you to stop, stand in the right spot and play a mini-game. All this does is rob from the experience. Heroes don't stop before they do stuff; they just do it. Rent this one first.
7.0 Presentation
Slick menus and nice extras.
6.5 Graphics
Decent textures and character animation. Too bad the frame rate is unstable. A few glitches here and there.
6.5 Sound
Voices in the game just barely get the job done. Music is ok overall, but nothing extraordinary.
6.5 Gameplay
A straightforward action brawler with some interesting ideas. Very limited sense of freedom and wonky camera hurt the experience.
7.0 Lasting Appeal
There's a lot to unlock including cast interviews, bios, levels and more.
6.5 OVERALL
(out of 10 / not an average)
Fantastic 4 is a passable action game with some interesting ideas. There's plenty of variety in terms of enemy design and special moves, but it sometimes feels cosmetic. Also, you can't help but feel there's something missing in Fantastic 4. All the characters and powers are here, as are the villains from the movie and comic. Yet much of the game just doesn't make you feel like (cough, cough) fantastic. You can't run around stretching from room to room as Mr. Fantastic, for example, and while the Human Torch can hover, he never really takes flight. As for the Thing, he can smash vases and cars at will, but that's pretty much it. Any heavy lifting or mass destruction requires you to stop, stand in the right spot and play a mini-game. All this does is rob from the experience. Heroes don't stop before they do stuff; they just do it. Rent this one first.